I knew it was you, Fredo.

You know what the kiss of death is in my house?  Stirfry.  Stirfry, to me, requires the response of, "didn't you even try?!?!!"  It's my lazy dinner. 

So, I'll start with my list of excuses...
6:45AM wake up call
6:50AM - 7:20AM shower, dress, make up, dress 2 kids, make 3 beds, funnel 2 kids downstairs for breakfast.
7:20AM - 7:55AM prepare 3 breakfasts, take out the dog, feed the dog, eat breakfast, kiss husband goodbye, clean off MORE snow from the car, get 2 kids in full snow gear and out the door with backpacks complete...detour...search for missing glove...leave 5 minutes late.
8AM - 12:15 AM drop off kids 20 minutes apart for schools and start 1st day at new job.  Leave early to pick up kid 2 at school (1/2 day Wednesdays)
1PM - 5PM - Return home, prepare lunch for myself and son, take out the dog, clean the house...pick up daughter at school. Take daughter to gymnastics return home.
5PM - 6:20PM - Feed the dog, take her out, feed both kids healthy dinner, bathe them, put them in pajamas, read story, put them to bed.  Come downstairs to find husband has arrived. 

I need to prepare dinner.

THIS...this right here is when most people (including myself) say "Screw it.  Where's a menu?"  This is my proof that ANYONE...I mean ANYONE can come home and pull it together enough to make dinner.

I turn around and make stirfry...silently.  It's the LEAST favorite dinner in our house.  It's the I SHOULD have ordered take out dinner.  I pour 2 glasses of wine and keep at it...cooking rice, frying tempeh in the mongolian fire oil I love so much, add steamed veggies and spices.   I'd never made stirfry with tempeh before, and actually...it was a hit!  WOW!  Starting to think I could fry ANYTHING in that fire oil and serve it to my family.  Putting my feet up now with another glass of red and feeling proud of myself for not cracking. 

I've received a few requests for next week including stew/chili given the New England weather. (Point of note: I grocery shop each Friday) If there's something special you'd like to see here, please let me know!!!!